Many smaller bulbs or one big monster...

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bubblegoogles

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Uvalax said:
Have to say this is a guess, but Id say the one using more watts.bongsmilie
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The small ones are less efficient therfore more energy is wasted and turned to heat.The newer large ones like the rosebud are not nearly as hot as the old large ones because they are more efficient and the larger air gaps between the tubes dissipate heat far better. Check out the pic.
 

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Uvalax

Uvalax

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Damn thats a nice lookin CFL. See I figured it would be something like that, but didnt know. I guess you learn something everyday
 
mattoak

mattoak

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bubblegoogles said:
The small ones are less efficient therfore more energy is wasted and turned to heat.The newer large ones like the rosebud are not nearly as hot as the old large ones because they are more efficient and the larger air gaps between the tubes dissipate heat far better. Check out the pic.
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holy crap I want one! That thing is a CFL on steroids
 
JealousFoliage

JealousFoliage

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bubblegoogles said:
The small ones are less efficient therfore more energy is wasted and turned to heat.The newer large ones like the rosebud are not nearly as hot as the old large ones because they are more efficient and the larger air gaps between the tubes dissipate heat far better. Check out the pic.
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Even the other ones that aren't the rosebud are less hot though?
 
Darkset

Darkset

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yea they stay pretty cool especially the kind with the ballast not attached to the bulb bulb gets warm but barely radiates heat far plants can almost hug them
mine are those tight ubend ones
 
JealousFoliage

JealousFoliage

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Darkset said:
yea they stay pretty cool especially the kind with the ballast not attached to the bulb bulb gets warm but barely radiates heat far plants can almost hug them
mine are those tight ubend ones
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Hmm next go around i'm definatly going to have to get one of those I think
 
Darkset

Darkset

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heres the ones i just got two days ago and i love em hand just to reference size cant even really feel much heat either

 
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